Jeff Klein

Missing from last week???s string of endorsements in State Senate races by Rochester billionaire Thomas Golisano were two prominent Long Islanders ??? Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Sen. Owen Johnson (R-West Babylon). James T....

Battling to keep and expand on the Republicans' currently razor-thin majority in the State Senate, their leader Dean Skelos today sent a letter to Rocheser billionaire Tom Golisano urging him to support GOP incumbents this fall. Skelos of Rockville......

Neal Trabich, the politically connected businessman who prosecutors say bribed former Suffolk Legis. Allan Binder, held lucrative concession contracts at Bethpage State Park well after a highly critical state audit of his firm's operations. Trabich, 56,...

Eager to distance themselves from the Long Island businessman who admitted earlier this week to bribing a former Suffolk lawmaker, several other elected officials say they plan to - or already have - returned campaign contributions given by Neal Trabich....

Eduardo Romero of Argentina grabbed the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Senior Open with a five-under-par 65, conquering the Broadmoor East Course at Colorado Springs and a field that one day earlier was bedeviled by perilous pin placements. "Fantastic round. I...

The Times-Union today looks at the impact of Clinton's withdrawal in New York, speculating that it could boost female candidates, like Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, by energizing female voters, but could hurt the Dems chances of taking back the state Senate......

Friends, family and loved ones of Sgt. Mason Lee Lewis gathered Sunday afternoon to say goodbye to the 26-year-old soldier who died Nov. 16 in Iraq during a training accident. The funeral — held at the Union Baptist Church with full military honors...

ON a balmy summer night, where do you take out-of-town friends more intent on seeing something of the Hollywood scene than trying the latest, greatest restaurant? To the most adult place on the Strip: Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower hotel. We commandeer...

An actor friend from the East Coast told me some years ago about driving down Sunset Boulevard — Route 66 — when he first came west and saw Sunset Towers looming in the distance. There! I'm going to live there, he decided, as he cruised past...

A New York City environmental official yesterday blasted a Bronx assemblyman for releasing a report that claims the city hasn't done enough since Sept. 11 to protect its water supply. "He's never given us this report," said Charles Sturcken, chief of...